Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has officially launched a soft gold color variant of its latest device - the OnePlus 3 smartphone - in the United States. The company also revealed that the new variant of the OnePlus 3 would be available in other markets starting this coming August 1.

The latest variant of the OnePlus 3 smartphone was described by the company's official forum website as a low-profile version of the device with a softer color. OnePlus explained it toned down the color of the device making it more elegant in look. The OnePlus 3 smartphone features a subtle texture and a silky-soft sand appearance, Android Central reported.

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The latest variant of the OnePlus 3 smartphone will be available in the US starting July 26 at 12 p.m. EST on the company's official website and online stores in the region. The device is also expected to be launched in Hong Kong and Canada on August 1.

The OnePlus 3 smartphone features a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display screen.  The device is powered by the Snapdragon 820 processor paired with Adreno 530 GPU. It comes equipped with 6GB of RAM, and it has a built-in 64GB internal memory storage that is not expandable. The device runs on the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system out of the box, along with the company's customized Oxygen UI.

The OnePlus 3 sports a 16-megapixel main camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. The device is backed with a non-removable Li-Ion 3000mAh capacity battery inside. It has a body dimension of 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.4 mm and weighs 158 grams.

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